Table top



Aug. 16, 1932. R M, H|GGS 1,871,884

TABLE TOP Filed Feb. 1l, 1929 INVENTOR Patented Aug. 16, 1932 UNirED STATES PATENT oFFicE ROY M. HIGGS, F CLEVELAND, OHIO TABLE 'for Y Application filed February 11, 1929. Serial No. 338,953.

My invention is an improvement in article this manner I have provided a strong, rigid supports such as table tops and relates more and sanitary table top having a continuous, particularly to table tops formed of a single reinforced supporting surface extending sheet of material. throughout its area in substantially the same One of the objects of my invention is to plane. 55

maintain the supporting surface of a table By my invention, I am enabled to use a top, or the like, in substantially the same sheet of material of much lighter gauge than plane throughout its supporting area whenV has been used heretofore in the manufacture in use. of table tops. Before my invention, I have Another object of my invention is to form a found that it was necessary to use heavy 60 table top of a single sheet of material and gauge sheet to assist in reinforcing the supreinforcing the supporting area of the said porting area. The use of heavy gauge sheet top against deformation. was not only expensive and wasteful,butitdid Another object of my invention is to connot sufciently reinforce the supporting area struct a rigid, durable and inexpensive reinof the table top to prevent sagging under load 65 forced table top of light gauge sheet material. or buckling when the load was removed. By

ther objects and advantages of my inventhe use of my invention these disadvantages tion will become more apparent from'the folarek eliminated and at the same time the cost lowing description of an embodiment thereof. of manufacture is materially reduced. reference being made to the accompanying Various changes may be made in the de- 7 U drawing in which like reference characters tails `of construction and arrangement of are employed to designate like parts throughparts without departing from ythe spirit of out the same. my invention or the scope of the subjoined In the drawingclaim. Fig. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a I claim: 75 table top embodying my invention, and An integrally formed reinforced table top Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on line including a supporting area having a portion 2-2 of Fig. l. pressed inwardly to form a closed reinforc- In carrying out my invention I provide ing rib for the said area, the adjacent walls a table top formed of a single sheet of mateof the rib being pressed tightly together in 80 rial and having a peripheral {iange 1. The contactual relation throughout their extent, supporting area 2 of the table top lies subto form a smooth supporting surface for the stantially in the same plane throughout. table top, said walls being parallel and eX- I have provided means for reinforcing the tending substantially at right angles to the supporting area of the table top and for mainsupporting surface. 55

taining the same in its normal plane with In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my respect to the flange. Such means includes signature. a reinforcing rib 3 pressed into the top ma- ROY M. I-IIGGS. terial by suitable dies. This rib is of closed i0 U-shaped cross section and extends prefer- 9@ ably longitudinally inwardly of the table top and intermediate the ends thereof. It will be noted that the side walls of the rib are pressed together into intimate contact and that their abutting upper edges 4 provide a 95 substantially continuous surface with the remainder of the supporting surface.

I apply enamel 5 to the entire surface of the table top including the flanges and rib and bake the same in the usual manner. In 100 

